This entry is for the vegan, the vegetarian, the meat lovers, the dairy lovers, the hungry, and the starving. Not for the oil-free, or calorie counters.
Friday mornings in the Middle East are different than they are in the United States. Instead of starting off just like any other typical weekday morning in the U.S, the people in the Middle East are sleeping in, celebrating the first day of the weekend.
Let’s take a trip down memory lane,
Back in Saudi Arabia, when my siblings were asleep, my father and I would sneak out of the house to get some Humus and Fool for breakfast, it was like a miniature daddy-daughter date, we even made up on our song to sing on the way.
(Memory Lane trip is over.)
While we were out my mom would be home preparing the rest of the breakfast. This breakfast consists of a variety foods, to say the least; any sliced cheese we can find in the fridge, sliced tomatoes, and cucumbers, black olives, thyme, olive oil, boiled eggs, Labneh (which is a kind of plain yogurt but sweeter), but the star of the show really was the hummus and falafel. (Oh, and don’t forget the fresh out of the oven bread!)
Humus, fool (mashed brown beans), and falafel are an Arab’s greatest delicacy. The first thing any Middle Eastern individual who is coming back to their hometown after living overseas, would want to do is have some good hummus and falafel. The main ingredient for both hummus and falafel is chickpeas. Although this may not seem as a surprise to many of you, I was certainly surprised, because when I was younger I always thought that falafel was actually made out of meat (pretty stupid.). I am not sure what gave me that impression maybe it was its crunchy texture or the fact that after 2-3 pieces it fills me up.
The other great thing about hummus and falafel is the fact that there is no wrong or right time to eat them. Although they are usually eaten as a breakfast meal, they could also be considered as a lunch, dinner, or even a snack meal! Although personally, I prefer having it for breakfast or having it as a light late-night dinner meal instead of lunch.
The picture of the Falafel above was taken from: https://vikalinka.com/falafel-with-tabouleh-hummus-and-baba-ganoush/ so all rights go to her.
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